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off the record

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Reads 209
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Parts 11
Time 1h 2m

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Althea Voss has spent her whole life behind books and computers, intending to make a name as a journalist. All she wants is to chase truth. Not gossip. Not clickbait. Real stories. But when the only job she can land while in college is at a ruthless celebrity tabloid, she's forced to write the one thing she swore she never would: a takedown piece on music's newest obsession- Malakai Reed.
He's the rising star with an unmatched skill with a guitar and his voice, not to mention a hidden past no one can seem to dig up. She's the undercover intern who's just found a way into his world.
Their connection is unexpected. Real. Dangerous. And when Althea starts falling for him, her secret assignment becomes the story she can't write without destroying everything. 
~One lie built their trust. One truth might break it.~

Tropes:
🤍Slow Burn Romance
🩵Forbidden Love
🤍Secret Identity
🩵Betrayal
🤍Falling for the AssignmentAll Rights Reserved

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Wrong Number [EXCERPT] by ESHurricane

*Cover by the uber-talented Pixie Stormcrow!* (covers.pstormcrow.com) All bad decisions are born out of one key moment. A moment, thoughtless or not, where you choose wrong over right. Evil over good. You roll the dice and brace for the consequences, and that's exactly what Jolie and Carson did the day they met by mistake. One wrong number, one simple conversation over text, and their lives as they knew it were gone. Jolie, a miserable housewife who clings to the bottle just to get by, and Carson, a doctor who's stitched together the perfect facade to hide his failed marriage from his children and colleagues. Loneliness consumes them both, and when they find an unlikely friend at the end of a stranger's phone number, they cling to whatever connection they can get. Neither intended to cross any lines, but then again, good people rarely intend to do bad things. For Jolie and Carson, their key moment was fast and not at all easy. And the consequences might be even worse. ~~~~~~ The Wrong Number short story was one of the winners of the Forbidden Love Contest in 2018, and now an expanded full novel on Radish! If you haven't read the short story and don't want to spoil the novel, skip the first chapter!

Before You Replied by darasstories

Digi's summer plan was simple: work at her family's restaurant, hang out with friends, and stay out of trouble before senior year. Then Beck showed up. She didn't know he existed a month ago, and now - after accidentally texting the wrong number - he was everywhere. On the beach she's claimed as her own. In her parent's restaurant. At family events he had no reason to be at. And every time they cross paths, he managed to pull a little more of her world into his. What started as an accidental encounter turns into late-night conversations, shared secrets, and a connection Digi can't explain - or shake, despite how hard she tries. But Beck has his own past, and the closer they get, the more she realises that some people don't just walk into your life. Sometimes, they crash into it and leave nothing the same. This a story of chance meetings, cultural expectations, healing, and the kind of love they never saw coming - but couldn't walk away from. Hi guys, I hope you fall in love with Before You Replied, as much as I did while writing it. If you're into slow burns, men who are soft for their women, badass ladies, forbidden love, culture clashes, and characters who feel a little like people you know and love - then this one's for you.

BEYOND by feufeu15

He'd gone beyond his player ways for her. She'd grown beyond her traumatic past for him. Together, their love was beyond. Until one fatal accident. __________ When she loses the love of her life in a car crash, Althea has nothing left in California. So mourning and broken, she follows Asher's last wish: moving to New York and realizing her dream of becoming a fashion designer. But what happens when, three years later, she comes back home to get closure before getting promoted and married, and she finds her late boyfriend very much alive and paralyzed in a wheelchair? Asher would have never expected to see Althea again in his lifetime. He gave up on her, with his hope of walking again, long ago. And yet, here she is, the woman who's always had the power to shake his certainties, standing in front of him and bringing more than his heart out of numbness. With her, the half-man he's been for the past three years could be whole again and finally touch hope. If his pride doesn't stand in the way. If she lets her guard down again, because he isn't the only one who got wounded in this accident, and the ring on her finger isn't the only thing that has changed about the colorful girl he knew. Can their love go beyond lies, disability, ghosts of the past, new engagements, and all the opposite forces tearing them apart? __________ Featured in Wattpad Romance Head Over Heels' reading list in November 2023.

The path diverged in Light and Shadow by aariyana3

"I hate you", she cried unable to see him suffering for her. "You don't need to feel guilt. I love you and only you," he hold her soft hands with his wounded hand and pulled her in hug, closing the distance between them. "My love for you is greater then this pain. Believe me, I will make you mine. In front of this whole freaking world." This story is about how two people who come from different family background fall in love with each other. Their love is tested by generational trauma and different family background forcing them to choose different path. Let's see if they can fight for their love to get their light or surrender in Shadow. Here is trope like #businessman & classical dancer #Difference social status #Love at first sight #he fell first & both fell harder. The character has to go through a lot of critic and suffering due to class difference. let's see how they got their happy ending.

Blue Jean by m0rt1c1an

Jean Basara has worked her entire life to get here: an associate position at one of New York City's top law firms. Smart, ambitious, and used to being underestimated, she's determined to rise through the ranks no matter how many closed-door meetings, unspoken rules, or impossible expectations stand in her way. But from her first week on the job, Jean realizes something is off. People are watching her. Whispers follow her down the hall. Her file in HR contains details she never shared. And the firm she thought was her ticket to the future might have hired her for reasons she doesn't fully understand. Now, every move she makes is questioned, every mistake exaggerated. Someone is tampering with her record, feeding a narrative she can't control. And when a face from her past shows up uninvited, Jean's carefully built world begins to tilt.

Rules We Break by EiraMoon

She has everything money can buy- prestige, beauty, and a last name that opens every door. At Eastbridge University, Aurelia Blackwood is untouchable, the girl everyone admires and secretly envies. With Damian Sterling-her best friend and the perfect heir-always by her side. Together, they rule the polished halls where rules are clear: stay flawless, stay untouchable, never fall out of line. But on the other side of this perfect world, there is Kai Hayes. A mechanic with grease on his hands and fire in his eyes, Kai is everything her world warns her against. He studies by day at a rival university, works at night, and wears his scars like a badge. Lia should dismiss him-after all, he's beneath her circle. Yet Kai challenges her every word, every belief, every rule she's been raised to obey. Caught between the boy she's always trusted and the man she was never meant to want, Lia finds herself torn in ways she never imagined. Because sometimes the rules aren't there to protect you. They're there to be broken. English is not my first language but I am trying my best!

A Facade of You (Completed) by naqira_98

After a tragic car accident claims her mother's life, Lara Crawford's world shatters. The final blow comes from her grieving father, who looks at her-the spitting image of her mother-and can only see his loss. He calls her a curse, blaming her for surviving. Desperate to win back his love, Lara makes a drastic decision: if she can't look like his daughter, she'll become his son. She cuts her hair, binds her chest, and becomes Laren Crawford, a quiet, boyish freshman heading to Westwood University. Only her best friend knows the truth. Her plan is simple: live as a guy, stay invisible, and maybe her father will finally look at her without hatred. But her carefully constructed world is thrown into chaos when she meets her roommate: Dean Collins, the university's charming, popular, and notoriously perceptive golden boy. Living in close quarters, Laren's secret is a constant ticking time bomb. Dean is determined to break through his mysterious roommate's walls, and the more he tries, the more Laren finds herself dangerously drawn to him. Now, she's trapped in her own lie. She can't tell him the truth without destroying everything. But she can't stop herself from falling for him. In a world where everyone sees the boy she invented, can she find the courage to let someone love the girl she truly is? Start: 27/3/2025 End: 6/9/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | ✓ by elmirafh

Gracie cracks an unsolved math problem. The only catch is, she is an undergrad and found the problem while snooping around her dangerously hot professor's office. Knowing this could change her life, she refuses to lose this breakthrough and plans to get closer to her austere yet devilishly handsome professor, Spencer Wright. Earn his trust and through him, announce her achievement to the world. Easy, right? But the plan doesn't move as smoothly as she wanted, so she executes Plan B. Become more than just a student for Spencer with the help of innocent seduction. But as the days go on, their smoldering attraction sets the barriers ablaze, turning Gracie's plan into nothing but ash. Emotions get tangled. Her past turns her life upside down once more. The demons in her head and heart battle. The greed to become famous burns stronger and brighter. Will she choose her growing affection towards her professor? Or the chance to have her name written next to the other groundbreaking mathematicians? ⚠️ProfessorxStudent (mature contents include: language, sex scenes, death/suicide) 🌟Highest Ranking: #1 in Drama #1 in Slow burn #1 in age gap #1 in Professor #3 in College #11 in New adult romance #6 in ONC2021 #1 in mathematics

18 Summers: A Love Meant to Wait by faithemm07

In the warm, chaotic days of college in 2006, Elena-bold, radiant, and healing from a recent breakup-found herself captivated by Jade, a quiet artist with a gentle soul and a smile that softened even her most guarded walls. What began as stolen glances across their art classroom bloomed into long text messages, late-night conversations, and the kind of connection that felt too deep, too easy, to be just friendship. But life, as it often does, intervened. Haunted by the threat of a toxic past, Elena made the heartbreaking choice to walk away from Jade to protect her-leaving behind a love that never truly faded. Over the course of 18 summers, their lives twisted and turned through separate journeys, fleeting reunions, missed chances, and the quiet ache of what might have been. Now in 2025, Elena and Jade find themselves back where it all started-but everything is different. Wounds have scarred, time has changed them, and new complications stand in the way. Yet, the spark that ignited all those years ago still burns. Will they finally have the courage to embrace the love that waited patiently for nearly two decades? "18 Summers: A Love Meant to Wait" is a poignant romantic drama about timing, healing, and the kind of love that never truly leaves. Heartfelt, nostalgic, and brimming with emotional depth, it's a story that reminds us: some loves are meant to last-even if they take a lifetime to begin.

In Case You Didn't Know by Uhtceare_

Right after publishing her first novel, Alexia's life is once more thrown out of balance when Nathaniel Rowlins walks back into her life. She's no longer his student, but she's still got a few things to learn. *********** Alexia Saunders has everything that she has always wanted: an apartment big enough to house all her books and puzzle collection, loyal friends, and a promising career as a writer that has only set off. However, while navigating through the publishing industry and facing the new responsibilities that adulthood brings, Alexia will soon find herself redefining her beliefs about good and wrong when Nathaniel, her ex-boyfriend, unexpectedly walks back into her life. Alex has buried herself into work, convinced that the only romance that she needs is the one in her books. Nathaniel has moved on, or so he tells himself, even when he has developed a new puzzle addiction. But when they're thrown into working at the same building, a forced friendship will awaken the dormant feelings that they still harbor for each other. When love comes back knocking on their door will they be willing to give it a second chance? Or will they be faced with the harsh reality that some things are better off left in the past?

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18 Summers: A Love Meant to Wait cover

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Wrong Number [EXCERPT]

Cover by the uber-talented Pixie Stormcrow! (covers.pstormcrow.com) All bad decisions are born out of one key moment. A moment, thoughtless or not, where you choose wrong over right. Evil over good. You roll the dice and brace for the consequences, and that's exactly what Jolie and Carson did the day they met by mistake. One wrong number, one simple conversation over text, and their lives as they knew it were gone. Jolie, a miserable housewife who clings to the bottle just to get by, and Carson, a doctor who's stitched together the perfect facade to hide his failed marriage from his children and colleagues. Loneliness consumes them both, and when they find an unlikely friend at the end of a stranger's phone number, they cling to whatever connection they can get. Neither intended to cross any lines, but then again, good people rarely intend to do bad things. For Jolie and Carson, their key moment was fast and not at all easy. And the consequences might be even worse. ~~~~~~ The Wrong Number short story was one of the winners of the Forbidden Love Contest in 2018, and now an expanded full novel on Radish! If you haven't read the short story and don't want to spoil the novel, skip the first chapter!